NCLB

John Thompson is an educator, eduction blogger and award-winning historian. His commentary pieces can be found on the Huffington Post. This piece can be found at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-thompson/why-wont-arne-duncan-and_b_6542854.html Why Won’t Arne Duncan and Other True Believers in High-Stakes Testing Face Reality? Democrats who support test-driven reform are showcasing a kinder, gentler soundbite to defend the indefensible. No…

Anne Tenaglia is an educator, author and education blogger. Her blog, entitled, Teachers Lessons Learned can be found at: http://teacherslessonslearned.blogspot.com/ We Didn’t Start the Fire But We Will Fan the Flames For at least a year, teachers around the nation have been talking about the travesty that is high-stakes testing. As required by the US Department…

Education Blogger Jan Resseger on whether the federal government should be determining how states evaluate teachers… Senator Lamar Alexander, chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, held another hearing this week on the potential reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, since 2002 called No Child Left Behind (NCLB).…

Bruce Baker is a Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers and is one of the nation’s leading experts on school finance, public education policy and the factors that impact academic performance. While all of his articles are in the “must read” category, the following three are particularly important to the debate surrounding…

Congress is moving pretty quickly now on the long-delayed reauthorization of ESEA, formerly NCLB. First up is a Senate education committee hearing on testing and accountability on January 21, and we want to be sure our Senators know by then that we expect them to make some real changes in the test-and-punish regime of NCLB.…

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